Well, the scripts posted here tend to get scattered around the various forums and become impossible to find so when I see a script posted, I place it on gimpscripts.com. This allows some of the most popular scripts to be easily located, which was the purpose for putting up the site.

On a side note, I'd appreciate a PM pointing out scripts that are posted here so I can mirror them over to gimpscripts.com. Sometimes, I miss good scripts that are posted here (or linked to from here). There's a upload screen that allows scripts to be uploaded by anyone that's already in place, for those who want to help me out in this endeavor.

I'll be passing out some user ID's for gimpscripts.com soon for those who would like to help. Also for those who would like to post/maintain their own scripts or post script related articles.

I'm not too keen on bundling a bunch of scripts together in one file. We saw what can happen when fx-foundry tried that.

_________________“If you reach for the stars, you just might land on a decently sized hill.” - Stuart Hill

sooooo, I was looking at gimpscripts and didn't see any reference to operating systems. Could this be done with tags or icons or ? Or if most will work on all systems then perhaps a notation about if the script or plug-in doesn't work on a certain OS? I have quite a few plug-ins that are in the plug-in folder but are not accessible to my gimp.

sooooo, I was looking at gimpscripts and didn't see any reference to operating systems. Could this be done with tags or icons or ? Or if most will work on all systems then perhaps a notation about if the script or plug-in doesn't work on a certain OS? I have quite a few plug-ins that are in the plug-in folder but are not accessible to my gimp.

You have to click on the Details to see the supported platforms:

HOWEVER This information is NOT reliable due to: A. The information not being supplied when the script is uploaded and B. Even if the information is supplied, the admins don't take any notice and apply a blanket all platforms default. (At least that was the case with the script I uploaded)

sooooo, I was looking at gimpscripts and didn't see any reference to operating systems. Could this be done with tags or icons or ? Or if most will work on all systems then perhaps a notation about if the script or plug-in doesn't work on a certain OS? I have quite a few plug-ins that are in the plug-in folder but are not accessible to my gimp.

Yes, as paynek pointed out, click details for all the specifics associated with the script/plug-in. If the scripts are OS specific, I'll tag that but afaik, there are no scripts on there that can't be ran in the operating systems listed for that script. The script-fu scripts should run across Windows/Linux/MAC, and as long as you have Python installed properly, python scripts should work across platforms, as well. There are currently no binary plug-ins on Gimp Scripts that are OS specific. I might consider hosting some of those and if I do, I will clearly tag the post/file as being OS specific.

paynekj wrote:

HOWEVER This information is NOT reliable due to: A. The information not being supplied when the script is uploaded and B. Even if the information is supplied, the admins don't take any notice and apply a blanket all platforms default. (At least that was the case with the script I uploaded).

Was that the "Test For Duplicates" script, paynek? I certainly try to reflect the information provided by the uploader but there could have been an error made. Your script, being a .scm, wouldn't it run across all platforms? You can also leave a comment on that script's page (or send me a PM) and let me know if I don't a have the info correct.

I need to start passing out passwords to the script writers so that can edit the information add scripts/posts themselves, if they want. I'm gonna do that soon. The filebase module, where scripts are stored, has been under rapid development and I've been waiting for the developer to get out a few more stable releases before doing that.

If the person uploading the file uses the defaults or doesn't specify, I will attempt to determine that info before posting live.

_________________“If you reach for the stars, you just might land on a decently sized hill.” - Stuart Hill

I'm not a python "sCRipTor" but one would hope the tweaks needed to run interpreted .py scripts could be done on the OS side. In leu of that, the coder should include the details of the release in the header of their script or in a readme document, letting the user know if the script is OS specific, and/or give alternate instructions or tips on how to make it run on a given OS.

_________________“If you reach for the stars, you just might land on a decently sized hill.” - Stuart Hill